booNyzarC Posted August 17, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2011 A parasite known as the "brain-eating amoeba" has claimed its second young American victim this month.Christian Strickland, a 9-year-old from Henrico County in Virginia contracted an infection after visiting a fishing camp in his state. He died of meningitis on August 5. This week, health department officials confirmed that the deadly amoeba--officially known as "Naegleria fowleri"--was to blame. View: Link name The odds appear to be slim, but just be aware and take precautions as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted August 17, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The odds appear to be slim, but just be aware and take precautions as needed. Sad and God Bless him. You are born and never know " how or when". It is a gift to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hideout Posted August 17, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2011 "Courtney Nash succumbed to the brain-eating amoeba after diving off a dock into the St. John's River at her grandmother's house in Florida." Well...I guess I'm not going swimming in the river anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenrot Posted August 18, 2011 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Oh good. Henrico County. That's a good distance from me and my swimming grounds. Not saying that it's good he died of it. That's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booNyzarC Posted August 18, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted August 18, 2011 The odds do seem very slim, and this has been around for a very long time. A bit on wiki. When I was growing up I always scoffed at wearing nose plugs to go swimming. If I'd known about this though, despite its rarity, I probably would have worn them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted August 18, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2011 creepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted August 18, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 18, 2011 What kind of "god" would kill a kid?Im grateful i dont think any of that rubbish is true.Sad story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esoteric Toad Posted August 18, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Sad story to be sure. I live in Florida and hear these stories every year. I doubt seriously though that biologist and physicians refer to this amoeba as "the brain-eating ameoba". That's media sensationalizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted August 18, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2011 What kind of "god" would kill a kid?Im grateful i dont think any of that rubbish is true.Sad story Its ture my friend,and since God is the question ,and children do die and the ameboa is real just have faith that we all die of something ! Gods are for story time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.H. Holmes Posted August 18, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Do we really have to bring deities into every conversation on this board? Please, save it for the religion/spirituality boards they are there for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXHellkittiesXx Posted August 19, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I posted this yesterday, glad they caught booNyzarC post. Brain eating amoebas are the worst (shivers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taut Posted August 19, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 19, 2011 There are some amazingly nasty critters in this world. Prayers for the families of those lost. Getting amoebic encephalitis is akin to winning the lottery, it's relatively rare. There's a little catfish in the tropics that swims up your urethra and latches on - excruciatingly painful. It too lives in fresh still water. Gimmee a pass on all that, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted August 19, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Its ture my friend,and since God is the question ,and children do die and the ameboa is real just have faith that we all die of something ! Gods are for story time. Clearly they are for story time which is why i felt the need to mock the one member who seemed to think "god" had somthing to do with this subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Rot Posted August 19, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 19, 2011 "Brain eating amoebas are the worst" Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Battlefront Posted August 20, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2011 He said 'God bless him' so what? He wasn't preaching or anything of the sort, so just leave it be And I also doubt that biologists call it The Brain Eating Amoeba. What's next? 'The Amoeba that goes nomnomnom?" My mum use to always warn me about this sort of thing, so I never swam in warm, still water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lone Ranger Posted August 26, 2011 #16 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Perhaps if it evolves, and just lives on the brain instead of living eating it, it could create zombies..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted August 27, 2011 #17 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Makes you think twice about going in the water. I've also heard of people getting that flesh eating disease from waxing. Never know whats going happen to you when you make the decision to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted September 25, 2011 #18 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I've never swam in a river and probably never will now haha. Beach all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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